Question: combining components with different props about purescript-thermite HOT 6 CLOSED

Thermite doesn't do much with props, only state. Right now, you can read props in render, or convert to a React component spec, and do stuff with the props there before finally converting to a component class.

The tricky thing is that props aren't as nicely composable as the state from Thermite's point of view, in the sense that the parent is responsible for updating props, not the current component. On the other hand, we can share parts of state between parent and child easily.

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Yes, I see that I could manage it through state, but React itself is moving more and more away from the concept of stateful components, and the current version even introduces a new syntax:

var Aquarium = (props) => {
  var fish = getFish(props.species);
  return <Tank>{fish}</Tank>;
};

which is actually a function from props to component, so I thought that maybe there is a way to embrace props rather than fighting them...

The fact that the parent is responsible for providing props and not the current component corresponds to the fact that the caller is responsible for providing function arguments and not the function itself. Not sure if it should be a problem for composition.

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This is probably relevant: purescript-contrib/purescript-react#52

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Oh, thank you! I will definitely check it out. Does it still work with the latest purescript-thermite?

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Yes, I've updated Thermite to use the latest version.

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Thanks a lot! I'll close this issue and give it a go.

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